why are traits acquired during the lifetime of an individual not inherited
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This is because acquired characters reside only in the somatic cells of an organism. Such somatic cells are not inherited and are lost with the death of individual as these are non germinal in nature.
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For a trait of an organism to be inherited,it should bring about a change in the genes present in the reproductive cells or gametes of that organism. The trait acquried during the life-time of a person do not bring about a change in the genes present in its reproductive cells or gametes and hence they are not inherited by the offsprings.
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